Sekirov Dictionary

spunk

/spʌŋk/

noun 7
verb 3
forms 3
phrases 1

noun7

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(informal) Courage; spirit; mettle; determination.
- “I reckon I′m as good as a mule,” he declared. “Maria knows what that desert is as well as we do, but she′s got more spunk than either of us. I'm not going to let any mule show more spunk than me.” — 1920
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(slang, vulgar) Semen.
- Between spunk-stained sheet and odorous whim Camera eye-flick-shudder within — 1980
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(UK, slang) An attractive person; a good-looker.
- I got a transfer in my bank job and on the first day on the job in the big smoke I had to share a teller's box with a young lady called Kim, a real spunk and my future wife. — 1995
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Touchwood; tinder.
- Spunk, or Touch-wood prepared, might perhaps make it Russet: and some, as Beringuccio affirmeth, have promised to make it Red. — 1650
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(UK, no longer used) Synonym of taper, a thin stick used for transferring flames, especially a sulfur match.
- “Spunks — spunks — spunks — who will buy my spunks?” — cried an errant voice with a beseeching earnestness[…]. — 1843
(Scotland, no longer used) Synonym of match, a thin chemically-treated stick used for creating flames.
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(no longer used) A spark.
- "[...] That's none such an entirely bad little man, yon little man with the red head," said Alan. "He has some spunks of decency." — 1886

verb3

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(slang, vulgar) To ejaculate.
- He spunked into the condom.
(slang, vulgar) To waste (money etc.).
(no longer used) To catch fire; flame up.

forms

spunked · spunking · spunks

Phrases with spunk

spunk off
To ejaculate.

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